Gorgonà by Evi Kalogiropoulou

Following her Cannes-awarded short "On Xerxes’ Throne", Onassis Culture supports the director’s debut feature. "Gorgonà" unfolds in a timeless dystopian future, in a patriarchal city-state plagued by violence and environmental pollution. Two women rebel, fighting for their freedom and identity, becoming symbols of resistance and transformation.

"Gorgonà" expands Kalogiropoulou’s body of work, which consistently explores themes of exclusion and inclusion, multicultural identity, female presence through the lens of ancient Greek mythology, and post-apocalyptic landscapes. Produced by Neda Film, "Gorgonà" is a co-production of Onassis Culture, Blonde, Blue Monday Productions, Kidam, Greek National Television [ERT], Hellenic Film and Audiovisual Center, and Authorwave, with international sales handled by Playtime. The cast includes Melissanthi Mahut, Aurora Marion, Christos Loulis, Kostas Nikouli, Stavros Svigkos, Errika Bigiou, Niki Vakali, Tonia Sotiropoulou, Stella Kazazi, Ksenia Dania, Erifyli Kitzoglou, Myrto Kontoni, Nayla Gougni, Hercules Tsuzinov, and Vasilis Mihas.

"Gorgonà" had its world premiere at Venice Film Festival’s Critics’ Week, the festival’s parallel competitive section showcasing filmmakers from across the globe.

Greece. A small, impoverished city-state, dominated by a gigantic refinery, which provides the town’s only resource: petrol. The men, all armed, hold absolute power. Nikos, their leader, is gravely ill and must arrange his succession. Shock spreads when he includes his protégée, Maria, among the contenders. The fate of this young woman, who has been ignoring the most dramatic part of her family’s history, will change with the arrival of Eleni, a singer at the town’s bar.